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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.13.47
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 47
- sa itthaṁ bhagavān urvīṁ
- viṣvaksenaḥ prajāpatiḥ
- rasāyā līlayonnītām
- apsu nyasya yayau hariḥ
saḥHe — He; itthamin this manner — in this manner; bhagavānthe Personality of Godhead — the Personality of Godhead; urvīmthe earth — the earth; viṣvaksenaḥanother name of Viṣṇu — another name of Viṣṇu; prajāthe Lord of the living entities-patiḥthe Lord of the living entities — the Lord of the living entities; rasāyāḥfrom within the water — from within the water; līlayāvery easily — very easily; unnītāmraised — raised; apsuon the water — on the water; nyasyaplacing — placing; yayaureturned to His own abode — returned to His own abode; hariḥthe Personality of Godhead — the Personality of Godhead.
In this manner the Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu, the maintainer of all living entities, raised the earth from within the water, and having placed it afloat on the water, He returned to His own abode.
The Personality of Godhead Lord Viṣṇu descends by His will to the material planets in His innumerable incarnations for particular purposes, and again He goes back to His own abode. When He descends He is called an avatāra because avatāra means "one who descends." Neither the Lord Himself nor His specific devotees who come to this earth are ordinary living entities like us.